The state has the highest number (10.56%) of business enterprises and stands second in total employment (9.97%) in India, compared to the population share of about 6%. Tamil Nadu is also the most urbanised state in India. The state ranked among the top 5 states in India in Human Development Index as of 2006.
It is the second largest state economy in India as of 2012, after overtaking Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh in the two years since 2010 until when it was the fourth largest contributer to India's GDP. Tamil Nadu is the eleventh largest state in India by area and the seventh most populous state.
It is bound by the Eastern Ghats in the north, the Nilgiri, the Anamalai Hills, and Palakkad on the west, by the Bay of Bengal in the east, the Gulf of Mannar, the Palk Strait in the south east, and by the Indian Ocean in the south. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh. Its capital is Chennai, the largest city. Tamil Nadu / ˈ t æ m ɨ l ˈ n ɑː d uː / ( Tamiḻ Nāṭu ( listen)) is one of the 28 states of India. ^† Established in 1773 Madras State was formed in 1950 and renamed as Tamil Nadu on 14 January 1969
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